Administrators Applying To SFA For UEFA Licence

[GovanAllan 0]

I'm expecting at least one more to come out of the blue.

 

Please God no, I'm having a hard enough job keeping up with everything.

[caseyjones 0]

I'm expecting at least one more to come out of the blue.

 

The administrators are expecting four, and possibly five, bids by tomorrow's deadline.

[caseyjones 0]

SFA say that they have no knowledge of any application and that the administrators were told last week, during a conference call with UEFA, that there was no chance of us being involved.

[ian1964 10,514]

Rangers told they will not get UEFA club licence

 

The Ibrox club were informed in a conference call with the Scottish FA and UEFA last week.

 

Rangers have been told they have no chance of gaining approval to play European football next season, STV understands.

 

It is understood that the Ibrox side have already been informed by both the Scottish FA and UEFA they stand no prospect of playing in Europe, with the club’s administrators having participated in a conference call with the governing bodies last week.

 

The club claimed on Tuesday they had submitted an application for a UEFA Club Licence ahead of the deadline on March 31, despite failing to meet two requirements in the guidelines.

 

It is understood however that clubs do not even apply to the Scottish FA for a licence. Instead, the powers that be at Hampden assess the suitability of all potential European competitors based on the information they submit in their application for a national licence, as well as any additional paperwork sent in required to meet UEFA criteria.

 

STV understands Rangers’ administrators hoped they may receive special dispensation, should the ownership of the club change hands and come out of administration in the coming weeks.

 

Despite their claims, the Scottish FA are adamant the club would not meet the criteria for a licence.

 

A failure to produce audited accounts by March 31, as well as the failure to meet overdue payables to the tax authorities due from up to December 31, 2011 by the same deadline, means the Scottish FA will not give their approval for them to participate in Europe in 2012/13.

 

Rangers went into administration on February 14, having failed to meet PAYE obligations for players and staff of around £9m.

 

If Rangers do not gain a licence and finish second in this season’s SPL, the Champions League position will be given to the side which comes third. The team which qualifies will enter at the third qualifying round stage on the non-champions path.

 

Rules

 

Article 47 of UEFA’s Club Licensing Criteria states states: “Each licence applicant is required to provide a copy of its audited annual financial statements as defined in respect of the statutory closing date prior to the deadline for submission of the application to the SFA and prior to the deadline for submission of the list of licensing decisions to UEFA. Audited financial statements must include the auditor’s report. The auditor must be independent as defined in Annex 01 / 01.1 of Part 4.”

 

The Scottish FA requires clubs to forward a copy of audited accounts to them by March 31.

 

Article 50 refers to payables overdue towards employees and social/tax authorities and states: "Licence applicants must demonstrate that as at 31 March 2012 they have no payables overdue towards their employees or social/tax authorities as a result of contractual and legal obligations towards their employees that arose prior to 31 December 2011."

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/rangers/302538-rangers-will-not-get-uefa-club-licence-insist-scottish-fa/

[mitchellenman 0]

Seems like a long shot really. But as others said earlier, it indicates good news about the club